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...even to modern Chinese experts. Some researchers have reported that variations in the skin's electrical resistance seem to follow the twelve pathways or meridians of the acupuncture charts. Others claim that the skin at acupuncture points is less dense than at other spots on the body. J.R. Worsley, a prominent English acupuncturist (but not a doctor), resorted to the ancient explanations last week when he demonstrated his art on a nearly nude young woman on WNET, New York's educational television station. He had been treating the patient, Worsley said, for digestive complaints and mental disorientation...
Nerve Circuits. Worsley's sort of explanation and his claims of success hardly satisfy the scientifically minded. Dr. Pang Man, director of research at the Northville (Mich.) State Hospital and a participant in the Einstein operation, subscribes to the neurological approach put forward by Professor Ronald Melzack of McGill University. Called the "gate control theory" of pain, it holds that certain nerve cells in the spinal cord can either inhibit or intensify the flow of pain impulses to the brain. If the theory is correct, implantation of acupuncture needles could prevent pain in two ways: first, by blocking...
...Rangers, under the direction of coach Emile "the Cat" Francis, have come a long way from the days when Harry Howell and Larry Cahan used to inadvertently poke the puck by the beleaguered Ranger goalie, Gump Worsley...
...Tech, where he earned a degree in business administration and a place on the All-America Hockey Team. He turned professional in 1967 and after a stint in the Canadiens' farm system, he was called up to the N.H.L. last year to fill in for the injured Gump Worsley. The Black Hawks saw and thought enough of Esposito to get him in an off-season deal the Canadiens would now like to forget. In Chicago's first game against Montreal this year, Tony stopped the Stanley Cup champions cold on their home ice with a 5-0 shutout...
...psychological advantage of the one goal can seldom change a series' outcome, but it makes for a delicate balance in individual games. In one of Montreal's single goal victories over St. Louis last year, Canadien goalie Gump Worsley deflected a sure St. Louis score with the wrong end of his stick after slippling in front of the net and broke St. Louis' rally late in the game...